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erythroleic acid

erythroleic acid noun: a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from orchil.

Noun

erythroleic acid (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from orchil.

Origin of erythroleic acid

Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

Questions about erythroleic acid

What does erythroleic acid mean?
Erythroleic acid means a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from orchil.
What part of speech is erythroleic acid?
Erythroleic acid is a noun.

Words near erythroleic acid in the dictionary

  1. erythrokeratodermia
  2. erythrokeratodermia variabilis
  3. erythrokeratodermias
  4. erythrokinetics
  5. erythrol
  6. erythroleic acid
  7. erythrolein
  8. erythroleukaemia
  9. erythroleukaemias
  10. erythroleukaemic
  11. erythroleukemia

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